Wilson's Graphic Novels (JCKL database) There are several Wilson databases that are central to the profession. For the purposes of this assignment we will look at just this one. By all means look at the other Wilson database that goes with your grade level (e.g. Children's, Middle & Junior High, and Senior High.
Wilson's Graphic Novels (JCKL database) There are several Wilson databases that are central to the profession. For the purposes of this assignment we will look at just this one. By all means look at the other Wilson database that goes with your grade level (e.g. Children's, Middle & Junior High, and Senior High.)
Booklist http://www.booklistonline.com Online version cost $350/building. Reviewers are librarians and editors who are listed on the Web site. The FAQ section indicates
Booklist is over 100-years old and is published by the American Library Association. Included in
Booklist is a quarterly supplement called
Book Links which specifically targets using books in the classroom “including thematic bibliographies with related discussion questions and activities, author and illustrator interviews and essays, and articles by educators on practical ways to turn children onto reading.”
Example:
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=Ape House.=
Gruen, Sara (author).
Sept. 2010. 310p. Spiegel & Grau, hardcover, $26 (9780385523219).
REVIEW. First published August, 2010 (Booklist).
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Gruen’s respect and love for animals fuel her fiction, most famously her best-selling novel Water for Elephants (2006). Her fourth ensnaring tale features our close relatives, bonobos—exceptionally intelligent and casually sensual great apes. When we first meet the mischievous Bonzi, Sam, Mbongo, Makena, Lola, and Jelani, they are happily ensconced in a cheerful research facility where they request their favorite foods, romp, use computers, watch movies, and converse with humans using American Sign Language. Scientist Isabel considers the bonobos her family and would do anything for them, even after she is nearly when the lab is bombed. The fate of the bonobos is a brilliantly satirical surprise. Suffice it to say that Isabel’s harrowing battle to rescue the apes involves a porn king and is interlaced with the hilarious misadventures of a once A-list newspaper reporter now reduced to working for a tabloid, while his thwarted novelist wife endures insulting inanities as she attempts to launch a sitcom. Rooted in true horror stories of the abuse of research animals and the astonishing discoveries made at the real-life Great Ape Trust, Gruen’s astute, wildly entertaining tale of interspecies connection is a novel of verve and conscience. — Donna Seaman ||
Books in Print: Pub. Date: August 2009 Hardcover: Seven Volumes / 18,000 pages ISBN: 978-0-8352-5007-8 Price: $995.00 http://www.bowker.com/index.php/component/content/article/14/131
For over 50 years, Books In Print® has served the library and book trade communities as the definitive bibliographic resource. This fully-updated edition features more than 401,000 new titles and more than 471,000 new ISBNs, to offer unparalleled coverage of the full range of books currently published or distributed in the United States.
Contains more than 2.5 million active titles published from 2003 on and more than 3.3 million active ISBNs representing more than 75,000 US publishers
All editions and bindings are listed, including hardcover, paperbound, library binding, perfect binding, board books, spiral binding, text editions, teachers’ and student editions, workbooks, lab manuals and supplements
Title Index, Author Index, Publisher Name Index and Wholesaler & Distributor Index allow the user to find titles and publishers quickly and easily
Entries include title, author, editor, translator, volumes, edition, pages, language, year of publication, binding, price, ISBN, imprint and publisher
Speakers of the House of Representatives “Historically, Speakers of the United States House of Representative have been some of the
most influential politicians in the country. So it seems somewhat surprising that they have not
garnered a reference work of their own in the past few decades… Enter Grey House Publishing with
this 1st edition of a reference work devoted entirely to this fascinating class of American statesmen.
The content in the book is well researched and about as comprehensive as one would expect
in a general biographical reference work. It contains enough extra material, however, in the form of
the historical essays and primary documents that it is worth the modest price for libraries serving
programs in high school or undergraduate U.S. history.”
– ARBA “Not since [ The Speakers of the House of Representatives … (1985), edited by Donald
Kennon]… has a collective biography of the Speakers of the House of Representatives of the US
Congress been published. This new volume presents far more detailed biographies of each speaker
than Kennon’s work. Summing Up: Recommended . Libraries supporting lower- and upper-level undergraduates in
political science.” – Choice
Bulletin for Children’s Books: http://www.lis.illinois.edu/about-gslis/publications/bulletin is one of the nation's leading children's book review journals for school and public librarians, teachers, and others interested in children's literature. Each year, it reviews nearly 1,000 new books for young people from birth to young adulthood, with each review offering an in-depth look at the book's content, reading level, strengths and weaknesses, and possible uses. The journal is published eleven times per year (monthly except for August) for the GSLIS by The Johns Hopkins University Press.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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Feminist Formations (formerly the NWSA Journal)
The National Women's Studies Association Journal (NWSAJ) is now Feminist Formations. Under its new name, the journal continues to publish the fascinating, relevant scholarship it's been known for. An interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal, Feminist Formations publishes groundbreaking work by scholars, activists, and practitioners in feminist, gender, and sexuality studies. Its subject matter includes national as well as global and transnational feminist thought and practice, the cultural and social politics of genders and sexualities, historical and contemporary studies of gendered experience, agency, and activism, and other established and emerging lines of feminist inquiry. Feminist Formations showcases new feminist theoretical formations, cultivating a common forum where feminists can articulate theory, activism, and education. Children’s Literature : Comprehensivhttp:www.childrenslit.com/about/database_participants.phpe Database: Children's Literature reviewers read and critically review more than 4,000 books annually. Our mission is to help teachers, librarians, childcare providers and parents make appropriate literary choices for children. Founded in 1993 by Marilyn Courtot, a trained librarian, the review staff has grown to more than 125.
Children's Literature reviewers include book authors, librarians, writers and editors, teachers, children's literature specialists and physicians. Reviewer biographies are available on our website. We pride ourselves on being an independent review source. We are not affiliated with any publisher and accept no advertising.
Each month Children's Literature features interviews with children's book authors and illustrators. Also each month Children's Literature features several sets of themed reviews and these are archived continued reference. We provide thousands of links to author illustrator sites, publishers, kids, parent and teacher resources, children's literature collections, upcoming events relating to children's literature and much more.
The Children's Literature reviews are licensed to Barnes & Noble and to Borders Books for use on their web sites and in store kiosks. The reviews are also licensed to The CLCD Company, LLC which provides subscriptions to the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database. Subscribers include public libraries, elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, publishers and booksellers. Reviews: Mary Anne Cree (Canadian Children’s Book News, Spring 2009 (Vol. 32, No. 2))
Mother and son, writer Marilyn and biologist Jonathan Baillie, team up in this fascinating look at endangered animals around the world. We meet animals that we have never encountered before, from the long-eared jerboa, whose adorable little face and over-sized ears grace the cover, to the golden-rumped elephantshrew, a distant relative of the elephant that is the size of a shrew. EDGE is the acronym for the Zoological Society of London’s Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered project. Through its initiative, scientists study some of the most unique endangered creatures around the world. The book focuses on a number of these animals and the adventurous scientists who study them. Along with Jonathan Baillie, who explores Papua in search of the longbeaked echidna (which looks sort of like a small aardvark with porcupine quills), we meet Sam Turvey who researches the Yangtze River dolphin, Kate Jones who travels through Asia looking for the bumblebee bat and Ben Collen whose current focus is the pygmy hippo of western Africa. Each double-page spread includes information on the animal, a photo and brief bio of the scientist, the scientist’s to-do list and dramatic colour photos of the animal. This is an attractive book that gives a good introduction to some of the people and animals of the EDGE project. It will provide interesting reading for the animal-loving child and perhaps inspire some to think about biology and conservation as a career. Grades 2 to 6. 2009, Maple Tree Press, (hc) $19.95 and (pb) $9.95. Ages 7 to 12. Jamie Hain (Children's Literature)
Review Sources
In general, the majority of the reviews provided from review sources date from 1993 and move forward. Multiple reviews give varied perspectives and assist in locating hard-to-find reviews of series and small press books. At this time, reviews are provided by the following review sources:
Africa Access
--Reviews and annotations of over 900 items about Africa written by university professors, librarians, and teachers most of whom have lived in Africa and have graduate degrees in African Studies. Undated.
The ALAN Review
--A peer-reviewed (referred) journal of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English. 1994-present.
The American Reference Books Annual (ARBA)
--An annual publication designed to assist academic, public, and school libraries in the systematic selection of suitable reference materials for their collections. 1998-1999.
Appraisal
--A nonprofit quarterly publication that reviews current science books for children and teenagers. Each book is reviewed by a practicing children's librarian as well as a scientist in the relevant field. 2001.
AudioFile
--The magazine for people who love Audiobooks. June 1992 to present. The web site which includes reviews of all types of audio materials for a variety of age groups is located at AudioFile.
BookHive
--The reviews found in Bookhive are written by the staff of the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC). It provides reader's advisory service and contains hundreds of recommended book reviews in a variety of reading levels and interest areas for children, their parents, teachers and others interested in children's literature. Undated.
Booklist
--An American Library Association publication. September 1991 to present.
Books For Keeps
--A British publication focusing on the best children's and young adult books. 1984 to present.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
--Reviews from the Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. September 1990 to present.
Canadian Children's Book News
--A quarterly journal published by the The Canadian Children's Book Center (CCBC). New and prior reviews will be added beginning in March 2007.
Canadian Review of Materials (CM)
--An electronic reviewing journal supported by the The Manitoba Library Association that reviews Canadiana of interest to children and young adults, including publications produced in Canada, or published elsewhere but of special interest or significance to Canada, such as those having a Canadian writer, illustrator or subject. CM review books, video and audio recordings and CD-ROMs.
Catholic Library World
, the official publication of the Catholic Library Association, is published quarterly. In addition to book reviews are articles of interest to libraries and librarians in all segments of the community. Each issue contains reviews of Children's and Young Adult books and media. In addition, there are reviews of materials pertinent to everyone involved in or associated with Library Science.
CCBC Choices
--Reviews prepared by the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, university of Wisconsin at Madison. 1990 to present.
Children's Bookwatch
is part of the Midwest Book Review which was established in 1976 and publishes monthly book publications specifically designed for community and academic librarians, booksellers, and the general reading public. The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. www.midwestbookreview.com
Children's Literature
--A compilation of reviews from more than 125 teachers, librarians, children's literature specialists, authors and illustrators across the US. September 1993 to present.
Children's Literature Abstracts
--abstracts of books providing criticism and research in children's literature. 1990 to 1999.
Children's Literature Association Quarterly
--a publication committed to publishing serious scholarship and research in children's literature. Summer 2000 thru Winter 2002.
The Five Owls
--A publication for readers personally and professionally involved in children's literature. 1987 to 2001.
ForeWord Reviews
, a journal dedicated to reviewing independently published books, was established in 1998 and serves as the flagship periodical of booksellers, librarians, agents and publishing professionals who want to access the best from small presses. ForeWord also provides a myriad of services to publishers including international trade representation, Book of the Year Awards, fee-for-review services, and an interactive website for the book community, www.forewordreviews.com
Inis
--The quarterly magazine of Children's Books Ireland contains reviews and articles on Irish and international children's books. Children's Books Ireland is the national children's book organization of Ireland and also runs the prestigious Bisto Book Awards, Ireland's only annual children's book awards. Summer 1997 to present.
KIRKUS Reviews
--A well-known review media that has been around for seventy years. 1990 to present.
KLIATT
--Reviews of paperback books, hardcover young adult fiction, audiobooks, and educational software recommended for libraries and classrooms serving young adults. 1992 to 2008.
The Kobrin Letter
--No longer published but the backfile is incorporated under Children's Literature.
Library Media Connection
--The magazine for school library media and technology specialists features critical reviews of new books, software, videos, online subscription services, and free Web sites. Only material of interest to K-12 library media specialists, teachers, and technology specialists is reviewed. 2004 to present. Further information available at www.linworth.com/lmc/
Lollipops - What's on For Kids
--From Australia, features reviews from both students and adults of books, cinema, and multimedia. Undated.
The Lion and the Unicorn
--Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Fall 2006 to present.
The Lorgnette
--Quarterly Review of Children's and Young Adults' Books published by the Heart of Texas Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa at Howard Payne University. Fall 1999 to present.
Media & Methods
--Reviews of multimedia products for K-12. September 1999 to present.
Midwest Book Review - Vicki's Column
--Reviews of children's books and related materials. August 2002 to November 2003.
The Newsletter of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
--A quarterly publication. It contains both an adult and a children's and teen book review section. Volunteer reviewers from among AJL members contribute reviews. About forty children's books of Jewish content are reviewed in each issue. Information about the Association of Jewish Libraries and the Newsletter can be found at www.jewishlibraries.org.
NSTA Recommends
--Reviews of scientific and technical books suitable for children and young adults published in the Journal of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). 2000 to present.
Parent Council
--A semi-annual guide to the best in children's books and other media. September 1993 to April 2002.
Parent's Guide
--A review of children's media published by Shenandoah University. 1998 to 2002.
Recorded Books
--Descriptions of complete and unabridged audiobooks for a multisensory approach to reading. The recording use professionally trained actors to create dramatic, unabridged recordings of authentic literature.
Resource Links
--Reviews of books and other resources published in Canada. October 1995 to present. www.resourcelinks.ca.
Science Books & Films
--A guide to science resources from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. January 1991 to present.
SOUNDCOMMENTARY.COM, "the wise guide to audiobooks," provides detailed evaluations/recommendations of a broad range of recommended audiobooks for individual listeners and for libraries; recommends selected audiobooks for libraries and classrooms serving children and Young Adults; searches for hidden gems, guilty pleasures, special 5 star reader/text combinations that make audiobooks truly outstanding listening experiences. www.soundcommentary.com.
TnT - Tips & Titles
--The reviews from this newsletter by Jan Lieberman are incorporated under Children's Literature.
VOYA
--The Voice of Youth Advocates is a magazine that reviews books for young adults (grades 6-12). April 1997 to present.
WOW Review
: Reading across Cultures is an on-line quarterly journal that publishes reviews of children's and adolescent literature with a focus on critiquing the cultural authenticity of the culture or country featured in each book. http
The annual CLCD subscription price can be as low as $295.00 per year for use 24 hours a day, seven days a week all year long. For a college or university with an FTE of less than 3,000 at a single campus or a two year college at a single campus with a less than 3,000 FTE the pricing starts at $570.95 per year. For a college or university with a single campus and an FTE greater than 3,000 the starting price is $779.95.
Subscriptions for unlimited use within a school district or public library system are provided at discounted rates. Special pricing arrangements are available for organizations, library cooperatives, consortia, and the like. In addition pricing is available for schools and public library systems that wish to offer the database to patrons for use at home. Call 1 800 469 2070 for details and information.
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About the CCBC
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) is a unique examination, study and research library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The CCBC’s noncirculating collections include current, retrospective and historical books published for children and young adults.
The CCBC supports teaching, learning and research related to children’s and young adult literature and provides informational and educational services based on its collections to students and faculty on the UW-Madison campus and librarians, teachers, child care providers, researchers and other adults through the state of Wisconsin.
A vital gathering place for books, ideas and expertise, the CCBC is committed to identifying excellent literature for children and adolescents and bringing this literature to the attention of those adults who have an academic, professional or career interest in connecting young readers with books.
The authors and illustrators included in the CCBC Directory are current residents of Wisconsin. All have provided information about the books they have published and the programs they provide for children and/or teens.
The CCBC Directory is searchable by name and by geographic region of Wisconsin (county, or part of the state).
You can help support CCBC programs, services, and projects in two ways: 1. Make a tax-deductible donation to the University of Wisconsin Foundation. There are three UW Foundation funds that have been created to support CCBC programs and services. 2. Join theFriends of the CCBC. This 700+ member organization supports special projects of the Cooperattive Children's Book Center, such as the annual CCBC Choices publication.
Example:
The Story of The Story of Mankind
by Hendrik van Loon
First Winner of the Newbery Medal
to which is appended Photographs of First and Significant Later Editions to Illustrate the Book's Printing History as told by Volumes in the Newbery and Caldecott First Edition Collection
in the Historical Collection of the Cooperative Children's Book Center.
The Story of Mankind.By Hendrik van Loon. Boni and Liveright, 1921. 479 pages.First Edition: Published November 21, 1921. Newbery awarded June 26, 1922. View title page || View copyright page || View original binding
Note: The Story of Mankind underwent five printings before the Newbery votes were tabulated on March 8, 1922, and five additional printings prior to the announcement of the Newbery Award on June 26, 1922. In all, it underwent 25 printings before a special Newbery Medal edition was issued in June 1924. It was a true cross-over book, published for both an adult and child audience, and read by both. Since the text covers the entire history of mankind, it has been continually updated since 1926; consequently, there are more variant editions of The Story of Mankind than any other Newbery Medal winner. Third printing: Published January 1922. Note: Although the book was widely and favorably reviewed, the back flap copy apparently answers a bit of negative criticism: "The publishers wish to emphasize the fact that Mr. Van Loon conceived the idea and prepared 'the copy' for his Story of Mankind long before there was any intimation of Mr. [H.G.] Wells' 'Outlines.' "
Federal Resources for Education Excellence: http://free.ed.gov
FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence is a vast collection of teaching and learning resources from more than 30 federal organizations working together to make educational resources easier to find. Resources are organized according to subject area or can be chosen from four fomat categories: animations, photos, primary source materials and videos. Subjects include arts,educational technology, foreign languages, health and safety, language arts,mathematics, physical education, science, social studies, and vocational education
FREE makes it easier to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government.
More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly.
You are invited to link to FREE. (Use a FREE logo, if you'd like).
Get new resources delivered to you several times a week: sign up for the FREE RSS.
Federal agencies, if you're looking to involve teachers in developing teaching resources, see our lessons learned.
FREE was conceived in 1997 by a federal working group in response to a memo from the President. The site was launched a year later. It was redesigned and relaunched for the first time in November 2006.
The 2006 redesign was made possible by many, including Jerry Alexandratos, Rob Barthle, Sally Budd, Rob Duckwall, Andrew Miller, Simone Miranda Olson, Cory Lebson, Jennifer Reeves, Chhavi Sharma, Keith Stubbs, Joe Wang, David Zwack, and teachers who reviewed the site.
FREE is maintained by Peter Kickbush and Kirk Winters, Office of Communications and Outreach, with support from the Development Services Team in the Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Education.
Example:
Curious George & Read.gov
The Library has a new campaign that promotes the value of parents reading to their
children...
Horn Book Magazine:
http://www.hbook.com/magazine/ Essential for everyone who cares about children’s and young adult literature, Horn Book publications cover the field with style, intelligence, and a fierce independence. The Horn Book Magazine, launched in 1924, is a bimonthly journal of opinion, reporting, and timely reviews of the best titles. Its sister publication, The Horn Book Guide, is strictly reviews — a concise, authoritative, and ingeniously indexed publication that critiques and ranks more than 2,000 books in each semi-annual issue. The Horn Book Guide Online, our newest addition to the family, is a fully searchable electronic database of more than 70,000 reviews.
2 issues of the Horn Book Guide for $49.00
The Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide for $88.00. Resources for Librarians
Almost everything on this site, and in the print editions of **The Horn Book Magazine** and //**The Horn Book Guide**//, is valuable to children's and young adult librarians. So if you are a newcomer to our site, or just starting out as a librarian, please be sure to roam broadly. There are many riches to discover. This page highlights just a handful of those treasures: booklists of recommended titles for all interests and ages, listings of upcoming conferences and events and exhibits, and a virtual tour of Horn Book history. We also encourage you to keep a regular watch on our What's New? page for up-to-date postings. Example: Allen, Jonathan
“I’m Not Santa!” 32 pp. Hyperion isbn 978-1-4231-1300-3 $14.99 (3) With his red sled and Santa hat, Baby Owl looks to
Baby Hare like Santa Claus. They have a comical argument
over Baby Owl’s identity until the real Santa steps in. Spare
illustrations focus mainly on the two animals and their
emotions, though Santa makes an amusing cameo: only his
legs, with their big black boots, fit on the page. MfsAshman, Linda
When I Was King 24 pp. HarperCollins isbn 978-0-06-029051-1 $16.99 le isbn 978-0-06-029052-8 $17.89 (3) Illustrated by David McPhail. “You burp, they giggle
with delight . . . / But if I do, it’s not polite.” A boy is fed up
with being a big brother until his mother shows him the
light. As common as sibling rivalry books are, this one’s
noteworthy: Ashman’s rhymes are impeccable, andMcPhail has a gift for portraying the intimacy of domestic
Junior Library Guild:
http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/jlg/home.dT Junior Library Guild (JLG) is a literary review and selection service for children’s and young-adult books serving school and public libraries, established in 1929,
and used by more than 17,000 librarians today.Elementary School Overview Thousands of elementary school librarians rely on Junior Library Guild's expertise to stock their shelves with the best of the best in Children's books. Listed below are the reading levels that are appropriate for elementary school readers and libraries. Each reading level you purchase will provide you with one book each month for one year. Simply click on any of the levels below for full details and to view listings of upcoming and recently shipped books within that level.
Comprehensive Package - Elementary School
Includes every reading level for the full elementary school age range - seventeen levels in all.
204 books/year
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Standard Package - Elementary School
This package of twelve levels provides solid, across-the-board coverage for your elementary school readers.
144 books/year
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Basic Package - Elementary School
A more limited package with eight levels that still provide broad coverage.
96 books/year
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Special Focus - Elementary School
These six reading levels target the subject areas popular with young readers.
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Latest Release for Easy Reading (Sep 2010)
Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!
**Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!**
by Grace Lin
They have the same brown eyes. They have the same pink cheeks. They have the same happy smiles. Ling and Ting are identical twins—but whether they get haircuts, perform magic, make dumplings, or tell stories, it’s plain to see that they are not exactly the same. Full-color illustrations.
For over eight decades, thousands of Junior Library Guild members have learned to trust our selections. Our member librarians have seen, season after season, year after year, that we provide them with great books: Ones that go on to win awards, collect starred or favorable reviews, and earn industry honors. In short, JLG selects the same books you would choose on your own. But the JLG editorial team has an unfair advantage – we get to read the best books of the year before they’re published. Publishers, large and small, have long valued the prestige that comes with having their books be named as JLG Selections. That’s why each year they provide us with the opportunity to read and review more than 3,000 of their best upcoming books in manuscript or galley stage. After thinning that group down to the very best 360 selections, we place our orders well in advance of publication dates ( all JLG books are first editions ) to provide you with new release titles soon after they are first released.
That’s how JLG membership allows you to get tomorrow’s award winners today. The Graveyard Book, awarded the 2009 Newbery medal in January of that year, was selected by JLG in June 2008. JLG members received their copies of The House in the Night seven months before it won the 2009 Caldecott medal.
Library Media Connection (LMC) is the professional magazine for school library media and technology specialists. Blending the best of its predecessors The Book Report,Library Talk and Technology Connection, LMC delivers proven, real-world practical information, professional development, and educator-developed book and technology reviews seven times each school year. LMC is a timely source of ideas, insights, and advice that educators can use successfully in their libraries, classrooms, and technology centers to achieve essential reading, literacy, and technology integration objectives. LMC focuses on what works and what matters for school library media and technology specialists as they support curriculum, contribute to improving student achievement, and serve their diverse learning communities. Reaching out to school librarians, technology specialists, classroom teachers, reading/literacy specialists, district administrators, university faculty and students, professional associations, authors, and publishers, LMC provides an authoritative, accessible platform for the professional exchange of ideas, insight, and information. Written and edited by librarians, classroom teachers, and university faculty, LMC is published by Linworth Publish.
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Blogging books are starting to abound, but one targeted for use by K-12 library media and technology specialists are few in number. Michael P. Sauers’s Blogging and RSS: A Librarian’s Guide (Information Today, 2006) might be useful for background information, but for those in a school setting, this slim volume provides not only the foundation (by defining blogging, providing examples, and giving the rationale for the necessity of having one in an academic setting), but also the nuts and bolts for creating and hosting school library blogs. The authors give basic information, so even novices will be able to understand not only the terminology, and be able to differentiate types of blogs, but will also gain skills in setting them up. Chapters on using Blogger, WordPress.com, WordPress.org, and Movable Type are useful in their screen-shot presentations, but users must carefully read the text to find the instructions. A chapter on related technologies, such as syndication, RSS, XML coding, mashups, photoblogging, and podcasting, is provided for those who want to delve further into Web 2.0 technologies. Most useful are the chapters “Why a Library Blog?” “What Is Possible with a Blog?” and “Blog Culture.” Librarians needing more in-depth instruction may have to purchase a book that deals exclusively with a particular blogging software.–Angela Washington-Blair, Emmett J. Conrad High School, Dallas, TX. School Library Journal, May 2009.
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Publishers Weekly is the book industry's leading news magazine, covering every aspect of creating, producing, marketing and selling the written word in book, audio, video and electronic formats.
Since 1872, Publishers Weekly brings in-depth interviews with top authors and publishers, detailed reports on industry issues and trends, and over 7,000 book and media reviews each year. Plus, our hardcover and paperback bestsellers lists are the industry standard.
There's a Princess in the Palace: Five Classic Tales Zoë B. Alley, illus. by R.W. Alley, Roaring Brook/Porter, $19.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-59643-471-4
Like their 2008 collection The Wolf at the Door, with which this volume shares its oversize format, the Alleys' panel-art versions of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, The Frog Prince, and The Princess and the Pea are part retelling, part parody. Knit together with some creative genealogy, the stories downplay beauty and romance and concentrate on feisty dialogue. Two mice provide running commentary--"Don't you think she might need to brush after being asleep for so long?" one asks about Sleeping Beauty. Earlier, one asks, "Shouldn't the Prince love Cinderella no matter what she's wearing or who she is?" "Of course," replies the other, "but she doesn't know that yet!" R.W. Alley packs plenty of action into diminutive panels, and the figures' comic facial expressions provoke giggles without resorting to grotesquerie. "I recently read in Better Moats and Gardens that a true princess could never be comfy sleeping on top of even such a small lump as this!" says the queen, with a conspiratorial glance at the camera; readers can practically hear her voice. This will enter the rotation of bedtime favorites. Ages 4–8. (Sept.) more Nonfiction reviews
School Library Journal:
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/ School Library Journal is a monthly publication with articles and reviews for school and public librarians who work with young people.
It was founded in 1954 as Junior Libraries after breaking off from Library Journal. In 2006 School Library Journal had a circulation of 38,000 subscribers and over 100,000 readers. Reed International (now Reed Business Information) purchased original publisher R.R. Bowker in 1985; they published Library Journal until 2010, when it was sold to Media Source, owner of the Junior Library Guild and The Horn Book Magazine.
Early in its history, the periodical published nine issues annually; it now publishes one issue per month as well several e-newsletters including Curriculum Connections, SLJ Teen, and SLJ Extra Helping. In 2008 School Library Journal launched Series Made Simple, a twice-annual supplement which features reviews of series nonfiction books.
Subscribe to School Library Journal today and you'll receive 3 RISK-FREE issues as a free trial. If you wish to continue your subscription, you'll receive 12 additional issues — 15 in all — for just $9.13 an issue (total of $136.99). You new subscription includes:
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My Daddy's Footsteps (My First Stories)
PreS-K–In these French imports, a nameless boy anxiously awaits his parent. My Daddy’s Footsteps finds a boy and his mother poised at the dinner table. The anxious child thinks of possible reasons to explain his father’s absence, such as, “Is he stuck in a snowstorm? Did a witch turn him into a frog?” Happily, footsteps soon announce Daddy’s arrival. In My Mommy’s Hands, the child lies in bed, waiting for his mother to bid him goodnight. While he waits, his mind wanders through various unlikely scenarios to explain her whereabouts: “Did she run off to climb Mount Everest? Kiss an alien?” At last he hears the bedroom door’s knob turn and his mommy enters the room for a hug. In both books, subdued watercolor spreads depict the possibilities. Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama Red Pajama (Viking, 2005) and Sally Gardner’s Mama, Don’t Go Out Tonight (Bloomsbury, 2002) are livelier offerings for imaginative young worrywarts.–Laura Butler, Mount Laurel Library, NJ
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SLM content supports K-12 school librarians as they plan instruction collaboratively with teachers. It helps strengthen information literacy skills, inquiry and the research process and encourages the use of a variety of resources. It promotes the integration of technology and provides links to a vast array of literature. The articles in each issue are written by school library professionals, helping others stay abreast of current issues and trends. One year subscription for 8 issues $55.00
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Web Sites on Literacies for 21st-Century Learning
by Greg Byerly
Greg Byerly, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University in Kent, OH. Email: gbyerly@kent.edu Literacy—the learned ability to read and write—once meant that a person was educated and able to function in the world. While reading and writing remain essential in the 21st Century, technology now has made other literacies equally important. These other literacies include Information Literacy, Media Literacy, and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Literacy. Unfortunately, from an educational perspective, these three complementary literacies have been developed by different groups of educators.
School librarians and K-12 teachers are generally most familiar with Information Literacy. The need for Information Literacy became evident as more and more students switched from print to electronic and Web-based resources and were unable to effectively find, use, and evaluate information using these new technologies. Media Literacy developed, both within and outside of education, as concerns arose about the ability of young people to evaluate the media messages being presented in advertising, through television and movies, and during their daily use of the Internet and the Web. ICT Literacy came more from issues related to the availability of the technology needed to function in the 21st Century and on how to ensure that students have the skills necessary to use these new technologies.
In the second decade of the 21st Century, K-12 educators must incorporate the principles and skills of all three of these new literacies into their classrooms. It is no longer sufficient for school librarians to worry about information literacy, for network specialists to promote ICT literacy, and for journalism or communication educators to stress the need for media literacy. Fortunately, all three literacies are found on a wide variety of excellent Web sites, many from professional organizations formed to promote a specific literacy.
Finally, it is also important to link these new literacies with 21st-Century learning skills. The Web site of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) is a good source (http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php). All three literacies are prominently included in P21 which, in turn, correlates to the Standards for 21st-Century Learners developed by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) in 2007 (http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards).
Information Literacy
Information literacy is perhaps the best known of the three literacies and is actively promoted by school librarians and teachers. The following Web sites provide information about and links to some of the best. If you are not familiar with them or if you simply want to further explore information literacy, please check these sites. However, only brief annotations are provided. Teacher Librarian: http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/ Teacher Librarian, or TL as we’re often called, is designed specifically for you, the library professional working with children and young adults.
Within our pages you’ll find lively and relevant articles exploring current issues such as collaboration, leadership, technology, advocacy, information literacy, and management.
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Professional Review of the Week-July 19
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The Many Faces of School Library Leadership
Sharon Coatney, Ed.
Libraries Unlimited, 2010. 147p. $40.00. 978-1-59158-893-1.
Coatney asked luminaries of school librarianship to write essays describing the qualities of leaders, their strategies, their opportunities, and urging the entire community to push toward the center of teaching and learning. The topics and authors will help you decide on the purchase of this book: “Leading from the Middle: Building Influence for Change” by Ken Haycock; “Librarians and Learning Leaders: Cultivating Culture of Inquiry” by Vi Harada; “The School Librarian as an Advocacy Leader” by Deb Levitov; “Intellectual Freedom: Leadership to Preserve Minor’s Rights in School Library Media Programs” by Helen R. Adams; “Literacy Leadership and the School Library” by Douglas Achterman; “The Teacher Librarian as Curriculum Leader” by Jody K. Howard; “Pride and Prejudice and Technology Leadership” by Kristin Fontichiaro; “Staff Development—Teacher-Librarians as Learning Leaders” by Janice Gilmore-See; “Leadership and Your Professional School Library Association” by Blanche Woolls; and “Shifting our Vision for our Future: Leadership as a Foundational Element for Teacher-Librarians” by David Loertscher. A reading of the topics demonstrates the coverage of the major elements of the learning commons program in a school and district at a time when leadership is needed more than ever. Highly recommended both for the novice and the seasoned professional.
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) is a bimonthly journal addressing librarians, educators, and other professionals who work with young adults. The only magazine devoted exclusively to the informational needs of teenagers, it was founded in 1978 by librarians and renowned intellectual freedom advocates Dorothy M. Broderick and Mary K. Chelton “to identify the social myths that keep us from serving young people and replace them with knowledge.” Broderick and Chelton retired from the magazine in early 1997, and Cathi Dunn MacRae became editor after twenty years as a young adult librarian in public libraries. Librarian and library educator Stacy L. Creel replaced MacRae in 2007. RoseMary Honnold, young adult services presenter and author, became VOYA’s Editor-in-Chief in May 2009 after twenty-five years as the young adult services coordinator in the Coshocton (OH) Public Library. VOYA bases its policy on these three principles: .
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Specialized YA library services: Young adults aged 12 to 18 deserve their own targeted library services, collections, and attention to the same extent as populations of other ages.
Intellectual freedom and equal access: Young adults have rights to free and equal access to information in print, nonprint, and electronic resources, without infringement of their intellectual freedom due to age or other restrictions.
Youth advocacy and youth participation: Youth-serving professionals must advocate for the above rights and services for youth within their libraries, schools, and communities, while providing opportunities for youth to practice decision-making and responsibility in running their own projects.
What are the qualifications for becoming a VOYA reviewer?
Three to five years’ experience working directly with teens in a library, school, or other professional setting, including experience as a library or teacher educator.
Ability to write clearly and grammatically.
Ability to follow VOYA guidelines precisely.
An almost obsessive attention to deadlines and details.
Ability to produce at least 8 to 12 reviews per year.
Willingness to review widely in both nonfiction and several fiction genres.
We are especially seeking reviewers of diversity and those who might be interested in becoming adult sponsors of teen reviewers.
SNEAK PEEK: Book Review of the Week! Each week, VOYA posts a new review from our upcoming issue. All previously posted reviews are listed below the current review. Here is a review from our October issue. 4Q 3P M J S
Rockliff, Mara. Get Real: What Kind of World Are You Buying? Running Press, 2010. 112p. $10.95. 978-0-7624-3745-0. Illus. Sources. Further Reading. Index.
This informative and fun guide encourages youth to become proactive in learning about the consequences of their everyday purchases. The book examines, among other things, the impact of water bottles and fast food on the environment, the worker exploitation involved in buying clothing, the added economic costs of not buying locally, and the rampant deception in advertising. Options for buying green and information about organizations that investigate these consumer issues are highlighted in each chapter. Illustrations are somewhat quirky, and the book is printed on recycled paper, increasing its appeal to teen readers. Frank discussions about an individual’s impact on global warming, oppression of the poor, and a few positive stories about what caring companies are doing should have conscientious readers rethinking at least some of their economic actions. The author has written other children’s books but here, directs this very browsable text to the teen audience. This book is highly recommended.—Kevin Beach.
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Brodart is proud to partner with Kat Kan to deliver quality selection lists of graphic novels. Popular series, classics, mainstream, and unique, Kat has her eye on them. Graphic novels continue to gain popularity and are a growing segment of libraries’ collections. Brodart takes seriously its commitment to provide collection development services to best serve the library community.
Kat Kan earned her MLS from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1981 and has worked as a librarian in children's and young adult services for more than 20 years. A life-long comic book reader, she started writing about comics and graphic novels for Voice of Youth Advocates in 1994 and has written the "Graphically Speaking" since then; it's the longest-running column devoted to comics and graphic novels in library literature. She also writes reviews for Diamond Comics Distributors' Bookshelf web site and selects all the graphic novels that appear in H.W. Wilson's Graphic Novel Core Collection. She started working as Brodart's graphic novel selector in 2003. In addition to all her work with graphic novels, Kat is also the library media specialist for a private preK-8 grade school in Panama City, Florida.
Look for Kat’s selections each month in Brodart’s PRIME catalog, peruse our online collection development and ordering tool, and review our quarterly flyer of graphic novel selections.
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Reading Rants - Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!
http://www.readingrants.org/ Provider: Jennifer Hubert Looking for a good read? Try the books recommended on this site! Reading Rants organizes book reviews into thematic lists. With categories like Bare Bones: Honest Fiction about Weight and Eating Disorders or Short Cuts: Teen Short Story Collections You Might Actually Want to Read, there is sure to be something appealing to every teen. These reviews are written for teens by young-adult librarian Jennifer Hubert. Example: The Sullivan sisters are in big trouble. It seems that one of them has gravely offended their wealthy, fire-breathing grandmother (helpfully nicknamed “The Almighty”) and until the guilty party confesses, Grandma has threatened to take that person’s share of the family inheritance and donate it to Puppy Ponchos for needy dogs. So responsible eldest sister Norrie, bad girl middle sister Jane and earnest baby sister Sassy sit down and begin to pen their confessions, not knowing which one of them has committed the act that put Almighty over the edge. Was it Norrie, by having a secret romance with a gorgeous but entirely unsuitable boy? Was it Jane with her unrepentant blog titled “My Evil Family”? Or was it Sassy, who thinks it’s possible she might have accidentally killed Almighty’s fifth husband by scaring him to death? Each one of the girls has a secret to share that reveals not only something about herself but also essential truths about their quirky upper crust family that, despite their fancy trappings, have just as many issues as everyone else. It soon becomes apparent that the confessions themselves aren’t nearly as important as what each sister discovers about herself as she writes one. This smart character-driven novel, by the author of my favorite book last year and reminiscent of the equally wonderful Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, humorously explores the burdens of family expectations and how sometimes you hurt the people you love the most on your way to finding out who you are. A lovely ease-back-into-school read that’s coming to a library or bookstore near you September 2010.
YALSA's Book Awards & Booklists
Book Awards | Selected Booklists | Promotional Tools | Use and Reproduction of YALSA's Awards and Lists Looking for great teen books? Look no further than YALSA's Book Awards and Selected Booklists. YALSA's six literary awards honor the best books for teens each year with its Alex, Edwards, Morris, Nonfiction, Odyssey, and Printz awards. In addition, YALSA publishes selected booklists each year, which offer recommended titles for both the avid and reluctant teen reader. Both the awards and booklists highlight great books for teens. Parents and caregiverss can use these lists to find good books for their teens and librarians and educators may find them useful for collection development. While these books have been selected for teens from 12 to 18 years of age, the award-winning titles and the titles on YALSA's selected lists span a broad range of reading and maturity levels. We encourage adults to take an active role in helping individual teens choose those books that are the best fit for them and their families.
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If you work in a library, you serve teenagers. Thousands of teenagers walk through the doors of school, public, community college, and university libraries every day. Reference and children's librarians, public library generalists, directors and trustees, college and university librarians, and of course young adult specialists and school librarians all serve teenagers. Membership in ALA is required for membership in YALSA. Join today! The Young Adult Library Services Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and a division of the American Library Association. YALSA’s goal is to advocate, promote and strengthen service to young adults as part of the continuum of total library service, and to support those who provide service to this population.
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Find out more about the YALSA’s membership benefits.You can join YALSA using a secure, electronic form. Membership costs are: · $115 for regular members (first year; $65 for ALA/$50 for YALSA) · $148 for regular members (second year; $98 for ALA/$50 for YALSA) · $180 for regular members (third and later years; $130 for ALA/$50 for YALSA) · $53 for student members ($33 for ALA/$20 for YALSA) · $96 for other members (unemployed, non-salaried, library support staff, or persons working outside the library field. ($46 for ALA/$50 for YALSA) · $66 for retired members ($46 for ALA/$20 for YALSA) · $128 for International members ($78 for ALA/$50 for YALSA) · $109 for Trustee and Associate members ($59 for ALA/$50 for YALSA; this category includes those who are not employed in library and information services or related activities, but through their personal commitment and support, promote library and information services. Members of governing boards, advisory groups, Friends organizations, and special citizen caucuses and/or individuals interested in participating in the work of YALSA). · Corporate membership begins at $560. See other corporate opportunities with YALSA. Learn more about ALA membership. Learn more about YALSA on our homepage or our blog. Do you have questions about YALSA membership? Contact Letitia Smith at lsmith@ala.org or 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4390.
GreenBeanTeenQueen I am a tween and teen librarian and I love being asked about great books to read! I also review books for TeensReadToo.com When I'm not found with a book in my hands I'm most likely reading blogs-I'm addicted. The opinions and content of this blog are my own and are not that of my library system. My blog content is my own and not that of any committee or organization I'm involved in. A Note to Authors/Publishers: I would be happy to read and review your book. If I you have a book that you would like to share with me, please contact me at greenbeanteenqueen (at) gmail (dot) com.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Rating: 3/5 Stars Release Date: January 13, 2009 Genre: Contemporary/Romance/Girls in Sports About the Book: Parker Stanhope's junior year is not starting out right. Everyone got moved up to Varsity soccer, except two players-one of which was Parker. Parker knows she should be on varsity-she's a good player, she's worked hard and all her friends are there. But now her friends are cutting her loose, she's stuck with a team of (gasp!) freshman, and her reputation is on the line. Parker comes up with a crazy plan to get herself on varsity and back with her friends by pulling a stunt at the upcoming sports fair. She'll get a kiss at the kissing booth that will raise so much, the soccer team will have to make the most money and Coach Hartley will just have to put her on the team! But the kiss has to look real, and Parker doesn't have much experience in that department. Parker needs a kissing coach and the boy across the street seems to know a lot... GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: This was a fun, quick, light read. It combines romance and sports and even a bit of mean girls. Parker is great character. I think because she's not a stereotypical jock or a typical girly girl, she'll appeal to a lot of readers. Tristan is a great guy for Parker-he's smart, funny and confidant. I'm sure he'll be on many lit boy crush lists!:) Parker does get a little annoying because she doesn't realize how mean her so called friends are, but I am a reader looking in, and Parker has to learn on her own. But that didn't mean there weren't times I wanted to yell at her for even thinking she needed them back! As someone who dated a younger guy in high school and college and is marrying a guy who is younger and was a year behind in school, I loved how Parker was an older girl going after a younger guy. Now if only all guys could be as mature as Tristan is at 15!! I think my favorite part of the book was the chapter headings that give various kissing tips. Props to Tina for coming up with a tip for every letter of the alphabet! Overall, this is a fun, simple, sweet story that's a great curl up and read the night away book. Tina Ferraro knows how to write a great romance for all ages and I look forward to what she has next! Posted by GreenBeanTeenQueen at 10:17 AM Labels: 3 stars The official network for TeensReadToo.com YA Y NOT? http://yaynot.ning.com/
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Sept. 2010. 310p. Spiegel & Grau, hardcover, $26 (9780385523219).
REVIEW. First published August, 2010 (Booklist).
Gruen’s respect and love for animals fuel her fiction, most famously her best-selling novel Water for Elephants (2006). Her fourth ensnaring tale features our close relatives, bonobos—exceptionally intelligent and casually sensual great apes. When we first meet the mischievous Bonzi, Sam, Mbongo, Makena, Lola, and Jelani, they are happily ensconced in a cheerful research facility where they request their favorite foods, romp, use computers, watch movies, and converse with humans using American Sign Language. Scientist Isabel considers the bonobos her family and would do anything for them, even after she is nearly when the lab is bombed. The fate of the bonobos is a brilliantly satirical surprise. Suffice it to say that Isabel’s harrowing battle to rescue the apes involves a porn king and is interlaced with the hilarious misadventures of a once A-list newspaper reporter now reduced to working for a tabloid, while his thwarted novelist wife endures insulting inanities as she attempts to launch a sitcom. Rooted in true horror stories of the abuse of research animals and the astonishing discoveries made at the real-life Great Ape Trust, Gruen’s astute, wildly entertaining tale of interspecies connection is a novel of verve and conscience. — Donna Seaman ||
Books in Print:
Pub. Date: August 2009
Hardcover: Seven Volumes / 18,000 pages
ISBN: 978-0-8352-5007-8
Price: $995.00
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Speakers of the House of Representatives“Historically, Speakers of the United States House of Representative have been some of the
most influential politicians in the country. So it seems somewhat surprising that they have not
garnered a reference work of their own in the past few decades… Enter Grey House Publishing with
this 1st edition of a reference work devoted entirely to this fascinating class of American statesmen.
The content in the book is well researched and about as comprehensive as one would expect
in a general biographical reference work. It contains enough extra material, however, in the form of
the historical essays and primary documents that it is worth the modest price for libraries serving
programs in high school or undergraduate U.S. history.”
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Bulletin for Children’s Books:
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is one of the nation's leading children's book review journals for school and public librarians, teachers, and others interested in children's literature. Each year, it reviews nearly 1,000 new books for young people from birth to young adulthood, with each review offering an in-depth look at the book's content, reading level, strengths and weaknesses, and possible uses. The journal is published eleven times per year (monthly except for August) for the GSLIS by The Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Children's Literature reviewers include book authors, librarians, writers and editors, teachers, children's literature specialists and physicians. Reviewer biographies are available on our website. We pride ourselves on being an independent review source. We are not affiliated with any publisher and accept no advertising.
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Reviews:
Mary Anne Cree (Canadian Children’s Book News, Spring 2009 (Vol. 32, No. 2))
Mother and son, writer Marilyn and biologist Jonathan Baillie, team up in this fascinating look at endangered animals around the world. We meet animals that we have never encountered before, from the long-eared jerboa, whose adorable little face and over-sized ears grace the cover, to the golden-rumped elephantshrew, a distant relative of the elephant that is the size of a shrew. EDGE is the acronym for the Zoological Society of London’s Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered project. Through its initiative, scientists study some of the most unique endangered creatures around the world. The book focuses on a number of these animals and the adventurous scientists who study them. Along with Jonathan Baillie, who explores Papua in search of the longbeaked echidna (which looks sort of like a small aardvark with porcupine quills), we meet Sam Turvey who researches the Yangtze River dolphin, Kate Jones who travels through Asia looking for the bumblebee bat and Ben Collen whose current focus is the pygmy hippo of western Africa. Each double-page spread includes information on the animal, a photo and brief bio of the scientist, the scientist’s to-do list and dramatic colour photos of the animal. This is an attractive book that gives a good introduction to some of the people and animals of the EDGE project. It will provide interesting reading for the animal-loving child and perhaps inspire some to think about biology and conservation as a career. Grades 2 to 6. 2009, Maple Tree Press, (hc) $19.95 and (pb) $9.95. Ages 7 to 12.
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Cooperative Children’s Book Center:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/about/default.asp
About the CCBC
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) is a unique examination, study and research library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The CCBC’s noncirculating collections include current, retrospective and historical books published for children and young adults.
The CCBC supports teaching, learning and research related to children’s and young adult literature and provides informational and educational services based on its collections to students and faculty on the UW-Madison campus and librarians, teachers, child care providers, researchers and other adults through the state of Wisconsin.
A vital gathering place for books, ideas and expertise, the CCBC is committed to identifying excellent literature for children and adolescents and bringing this literature to the attention of those adults who have an academic, professional or career interest in connecting young readers with books.
The authors and illustrators included in the CCBC Directory are current residents of Wisconsin. All have provided information about the books they have published and the programs they provide for children and/or teens.
The CCBC Directory is searchable by name and by geographic region of Wisconsin (county, or part of the state).
You can help support CCBC programs, services, and projects in two ways:
1. Make a tax-deductible donation to the University of Wisconsin Foundation. There are three
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2. Join the Friends of the CCBC. This 700+ member organization supports special projects of the Cooperattive Children's Book Center, such as the annual CCBC Choices publication.
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The Story of The Story of Mankind
First Winner of the Newbery Medal
to which is appended Photographs of First and Significant Later Editions to Illustrate the Book's Printing History as told by Volumes in the Newbery and Caldecott First Edition Collectionin the Historical Collection of the Cooperative Children's Book Center.
The Story of Mankind. By Hendrik van Loon. Boni and Liveright, 1921. 479 pages. First Edition: Published November 21, 1921. Newbery awarded June 26, 1922.
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Note: The Story of Mankind underwent five printings before the Newbery votes were tabulated on March 8, 1922, and five additional printings prior to the announcement of the Newbery Award on June 26, 1922. In all, it underwent 25 printings before a special Newbery Medal edition was issued in June 1924. It was a true cross-over book, published for both an adult and child audience, and read by both. Since the text covers the entire history of mankind, it has been continually updated since 1926; consequently, there are more variant editions of The Story of Mankind than any other Newbery Medal winner.
Third printing: Published January 1922. Note: Although the book was widely and favorably reviewed, the back flap copy apparently answers a bit of negative criticism: "The publishers wish to emphasize the fact that Mr. Van Loon conceived the idea and prepared 'the copy' for his Story of Mankind long before there was any intimation of Mr. [H.G.] Wells' 'Outlines.' "
Federal Resources for Education Excellence:
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FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence is a vast collection of teaching and learning resources from more than 30 federal organizations working together to make educational resources easier to find. Resources are organized according to subject area or can be chosen from four fomat categories: animations, photos, primary source materials and videos. Subjects include arts,educational technology, foreign languages, health and safety, language arts,mathematics, physical education, science, social studies, and vocational education
FREE makes it easier to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government.
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Federal agencies, if you're looking to involve teachers in developing teaching resources, see our lessons learned.
FREE was conceived in 1997 by a federal working group in response to a memo from the President. The site was launched a year later. It was redesigned and relaunched for the first time in November 2006.
The 2006 redesign was made possible by many, including Jerry Alexandratos, Rob Barthle, Sally Budd, Rob Duckwall, Andrew Miller, Simone Miranda Olson, Cory Lebson, Jennifer Reeves, Chhavi Sharma, Keith Stubbs, Joe Wang, David Zwack, and teachers who reviewed the site.
FREE is maintained by Peter Kickbush and Kirk Winters, Office of Communications and Outreach, with support from the Development Services Team in the Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Education.
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Curious George & Read.gov
The Library has a new campaign that promotes the value of parents reading to theirchildren...
Horn Book Magazine:
http://www.hbook.com/magazine/
Essential for everyone who cares about children’s and young adult literature, Horn Book publications cover the field with style, intelligence, and a fierce independence. The Horn Book Magazine, launched in 1924, is a bimonthly journal of opinion, reporting, and timely reviews of the best titles. Its sister publication, The Horn Book Guide, is strictly reviews — a concise, authoritative, and ingeniously indexed publication that critiques and ranks more than 2,000 books in each semi-annual issue. The Horn Book Guide Online, our newest addition to the family, is a fully searchable electronic database of more than 70,000 reviews.
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The Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide for $88.00.
Resources for Librarians
Almost everything on this site, and in the print editions of **The Horn Book Magazine** and //**The Horn Book Guide**//, is valuable to children's and young adult librarians. So if you are a newcomer to our site, or just starting out as a librarian, please be sure to roam broadly. There are many riches to discover. This page highlights just a handful of those treasures: booklists of recommended titles for all interests and ages, listings of upcoming conferences and events and exhibits, and a virtual tour of Horn Book history. We also encourage you to keep a regular watch on our What's New? page for up-to-date postings.
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Allen, Jonathan
“I’m Not Santa!”
32 pp. Hyperion isbn 978-1-4231-1300-3 $14.99
(3) With his red sled and Santa hat, Baby Owl looks to
Baby Hare like Santa Claus. They have a comical argument
over Baby Owl’s identity until the real Santa steps in. Spare
illustrations focus mainly on the two animals and their
emotions, though Santa makes an amusing cameo: only his
legs, with their big black boots, fit on the page. MfsAshman, Linda
When I Was King
24 pp. HarperCollins isbn 978-0-06-029051-1 $16.99
le isbn 978-0-06-029052-8 $17.89
(3) Illustrated by David McPhail. “You burp, they giggle
with delight . . . / But if I do, it’s not polite.” A boy is fed up
with being a big brother until his mother shows him the
light. As common as sibling rivalry books are, this one’s
noteworthy: Ashman’s rhymes are impeccable, andMcPhail has a gift for portraying the intimacy of domestic
Junior Library Guild:
http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/jlg/home.dT
Junior Library Guild (JLG) is a literary
review and selection service for children’s and young-adult books
serving school and public libraries, established in 1929,
and used by more than 17,000 librarians today.Elementary School Overview
Thousands of elementary school librarians rely on Junior Library Guild's expertise to stock their shelves with the best of the best in Children's books. Listed below are the reading levels that are appropriate for elementary school readers and libraries. Each reading level you purchase will provide you with one book each month for one year. Simply click on any of the levels below for full details and to view listings of upcoming and recently shipped books within that level.
Includes every reading level for the full elementary school age range - seventeen levels in all.
This package of twelve levels provides solid, across-the-board coverage for your elementary school readers.
A more limited package with eight levels that still provide broad coverage.
These six reading levels target the subject areas popular with young readers.
Latest Release for Easy Reading (Sep 2010)
by Grace Lin
They have the same brown eyes. They have the same pink cheeks. They have the same happy smiles. Ling and Ting are identical twins—but whether they get haircuts, perform magic, make dumplings, or tell stories, it’s plain to see that they are not exactly the same. Full-color illustrations.
In short, JLG selects the same books you would choose on your own.
But the JLG editorial team has an unfair advantage – we get to read the best books of the year before they’re published. Publishers, large and small, have long valued the prestige that comes with having their books be named as JLG Selections. That’s why each year they provide us with the opportunity to read and review more than 3,000 of their best upcoming books in manuscript or galley stage. After thinning that group down to the very best 360 selections, we place our orders well in advance of publication dates (
all JLG books are first editions
) to provide you with new release titles soon after they are first released.
The Graveyard Book,
awarded the 2009 Newbery medal in January of that year, was selected by JLG in June 2008. JLG members received their copies of
The House in the Night
seven
months before it won the 2009 Caldecott medal.
Library Media Connection:
http://www.linworth.com/lmc/
Library Media Connection: 1 yr. subscription
$69.00
Library Media Connection (LMC) is the professional magazine for school library media and technology specialists. Blending the best of its predecessors The Book Report, Library Talk and Technology Connection, LMC delivers proven, real-world practical information, professional development, and educator-developed book and technology reviews seven times each school year. LMC is a timely source of ideas, insights, and advice that educators can use successfully in their libraries, classrooms, and technology centers to achieve essential reading, literacy, and technology integration objectives.
LMC focuses on what works and what matters for school library media and technology specialists as they support curriculum, contribute to improving student achievement, and serve their diverse learning communities. Reaching out to school librarians, technology specialists, classroom teachers, reading/literacy specialists, district administrators, university faculty and students, professional associations, authors, and publishers, LMC provides an authoritative, accessible platform for the professional exchange of ideas, insight, and information. Written and edited by librarians, classroom teachers, and university faculty, LMC is published by Linworth Publish.
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Blogging books are starting to abound, but one targeted for use by K-12 library media and technology specialists are few in number. Michael P. Sauers’s Blogging and RSS: A Librarian’s Guide (Information Today, 2006) might be useful for background information, but for those in a school setting, this slim volume provides not only the foundation (by defining blogging, providing examples, and giving the rationale for the necessity of having one in an academic setting), but also the nuts and bolts for creating and hosting school library blogs. The authors give basic information, so even novices will be able to understand not only the terminology, and be able to differentiate types of blogs, but will also gain skills in setting them up. Chapters on using Blogger, WordPress.com, WordPress.org, and Movable Type are useful in their screen-shot presentations, but users must carefully read the text to find the instructions. A chapter on related technologies, such as syndication, RSS, XML coding, mashups, photoblogging, and podcasting, is provided for those who want to delve further into Web 2.0 technologies. Most useful are the chapters “Why a Library Blog?” “What Is Possible with a Blog?” and “Blog Culture.” Librarians needing more in-depth instruction may have to purchase a book that deals exclusively with a particular blogging software.–Angela Washington-Blair, Emmett J. Conrad High School, Dallas, TX. School Library Journal, May 2009.Date Added: 04/15/2009 by Webmaster, Linworth Publishing, Inc.
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Publishers Weekly is the book industry's leading news magazine, covering every aspect of creating, producing, marketing and selling the written word in book, audio, video and electronic formats.
Since 1872, Publishers Weekly brings in-depth interviews with top authors and publishers, detailed reports on industry issues and trends, and over 7,000 book and media reviews each year. Plus, our hardcover and paperback bestsellers lists are the industry standard.
There's a Princess in the Palace: Five Classic Tales
Zoë B. Alley, illus. by R.W. Alley, Roaring Brook/Porter, $19.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-59643-471-4
Like their 2008 collection The Wolf at the Door, with which this volume shares its oversize format, the Alleys' panel-art versions of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, The Frog Prince, and The Princess and the Pea are part retelling, part parody. Knit together with some creative genealogy, the stories downplay beauty and romance and concentrate on feisty dialogue. Two mice provide running commentary--"Don't you think she might need to brush after being asleep for so long?" one asks about Sleeping Beauty. Earlier, one asks, "Shouldn't the Prince love Cinderella no matter what she's wearing or who she is?" "Of course," replies the other, "but she doesn't know that yet!" R.W. Alley packs plenty of action into diminutive panels, and the figures' comic facial expressions provoke giggles without resorting to grotesquerie. "I recently read in Better Moats and Gardens that a true princess could never be comfy sleeping on top of even such a small lump as this!" says the queen, with a conspiratorial glance at the camera; readers can practically hear her voice. This will enter the rotation of bedtime favorites. Ages 4–8. (Sept.)
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School Library Journal:
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School Library Journal is a monthly publication with articles and reviews for school and public librarians who work with young people.
It was founded in 1954 as Junior Libraries after breaking off from Library Journal. In 2006 School Library Journal had a circulation of 38,000 subscribers and over 100,000 readers. Reed International (now Reed Business Information) purchased original publisher R.R. Bowker in 1985; they published Library Journal until 2010, when it was sold to Media Source, owner of the Junior Library Guild and The Horn Book Magazine.
Early in its history, the periodical published nine issues annually; it now publishes one issue per month as well several e-newsletters including Curriculum Connections, SLJ Teen, and SLJ Extra Helping. In 2008 School Library Journal launched Series Made Simple, a twice-annual supplement which features reviews of series nonfiction books.
Subscribe to School Library Journal today and you'll receive 3 RISK-FREE issues as a free trial. If you wish to continue your subscription, you'll receive 12 additional issues — 15 in all — for just $9.13 an issue (total of $136.99). You new subscription includes:
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PreS-K–In these French imports, a nameless boy anxiously awaits his parent. My Daddy’s Footsteps finds a boy and his mother poised at the dinner table. The anxious child thinks of possible reasons to explain his father’s absence, such as, “Is he stuck in a snowstorm? Did a witch turn him into a frog?” Happily, footsteps soon announce Daddy’s arrival. In My Mommy’s Hands, the child lies in bed, waiting for his mother to bid him goodnight. While he waits, his mind wanders through various unlikely scenarios to explain her whereabouts: “Did she run off to climb Mount Everest? Kiss an alien?” At last he hears the bedroom door’s knob turn and his mommy enters the room for a hug. In both books, subdued watercolor spreads depict the possibilities. Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama Red Pajama (Viking, 2005) and Sally Gardner’s Mama, Don’t Go Out Tonight (Bloomsbury, 2002) are livelier offerings for imaginative young worrywarts.–Laura Butler, Mount Laurel Library, NJ
School Library Monthly:
School Library Monthly...the Magazine You Will Use Every Day!
SLM content supports K-12 school librarians as they plan instruction collaboratively with teachers. It helps strengthen information literacy skills, inquiry and the research process and encourages the use of a variety of resources. It promotes the integration of technology and provides links to a vast array of literature. The articles in each issue are written by school library professionals, helping others stay abreast of current issues and trends.
One year subscription for 8 issues $55.00
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Example:
Web Sites on Literacies for 21st-Century Learning
by Greg Byerly
Greg Byerly, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University in Kent, OH. Email: gbyerly@kent.eduLiteracy—the learned ability to read and write—once meant that a person was educated and able to function in the world. While reading and writing remain essential in the 21st Century, technology now has made other literacies equally important. These other literacies include Information Literacy, Media Literacy, and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Literacy. Unfortunately, from an educational perspective, these three complementary literacies have been developed by different groups of educators.
School librarians and K-12 teachers are generally most familiar with Information Literacy. The need for Information Literacy became evident as more and more students switched from print to electronic and Web-based resources and were unable to effectively find, use, and evaluate information using these new technologies. Media Literacy developed, both within and outside of education, as concerns arose about the ability of young people to evaluate the media messages being presented in advertising, through television and movies, and during their daily use of the Internet and the Web. ICT Literacy came more from issues related to the availability of the technology needed to function in the 21st Century and on how to ensure that students have the skills necessary to use these new technologies.
In the second decade of the 21st Century, K-12 educators must incorporate the principles and skills of all three of these new literacies into their classrooms. It is no longer sufficient for school librarians to worry about information literacy, for network specialists to promote ICT literacy, and for journalism or communication educators to stress the need for media literacy. Fortunately, all three literacies are found on a wide variety of excellent Web sites, many from professional organizations formed to promote a specific literacy.
Finally, it is also important to link these new literacies with 21st-Century learning skills. The Web site of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) is a good source (http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php). All three literacies are prominently included in P21 which, in turn, correlates to the Standards for 21st-Century Learners developed by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) in 2007 (http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards).
Information Literacy
Information literacy is perhaps the best known of the three literacies and is actively promoted by school librarians and teachers. The following Web sites provide information about and links to some of the best. If you are not familiar with them or if you simply want to further explore information literacy, please check these sites. However, only brief annotations are provided.Teacher Librarian:
http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/
Teacher Librarian, or TL as we’re often called, is designed specifically for you, the library professional working with children and young adults.
Within our pages you’ll find lively and relevant articles exploring current issues such as collaboration, leadership, technology, advocacy, information literacy, and management.
Regular sections include:
- Reviews of education and library-related professional materials
- Strategies to help you better manage library resources
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The Many Faces of School Library Leadership
Sharon Coatney, Ed.
Libraries Unlimited, 2010. 147p. $40.00. 978-1-59158-893-1.
Coatney asked luminaries of school librarianship to write essays describing the qualities of leaders, their strategies, their opportunities, and urging the entire community to push toward the center of teaching and learning. The topics and authors will help you decide on the purchase of this book: “Leading from the Middle: Building Influence for Change” by Ken Haycock; “Librarians and Learning Leaders: Cultivating Culture of Inquiry” by Vi Harada; “The School Librarian as an Advocacy Leader” by Deb Levitov; “Intellectual Freedom: Leadership to Preserve Minor’s Rights in School Library Media Programs” by Helen R. Adams; “Literacy Leadership and the School Library” by Douglas Achterman; “The Teacher Librarian as Curriculum Leader” by Jody K. Howard; “Pride and Prejudice and Technology Leadership” by Kristin Fontichiaro; “Staff Development—Teacher-Librarians as Learning Leaders” by Janice Gilmore-See; “Leadership and Your Professional School Library Association” by Blanche Woolls; and “Shifting our Vision for our Future: Leadership as a Foundational Element for Teacher-Librarians” by David Loertscher. A reading of the topics demonstrates the coverage of the major elements of the learning commons program in a school and district at a time when leadership is needed more than ever. Highly recommended both for the novice and the seasoned professional.
VOYA(Voice of Youth Advocates):
http://www.voya.com/
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) is a bimonthly journal addressing librarians, educators, and other professionals who work with young adults. The only magazine devoted exclusively to the informational needs of teenagers, it was founded in 1978 by librarians and renowned intellectual freedom advocates Dorothy M. Broderick and Mary K. Chelton “to identify the social myths that keep us from serving young people and replace them with knowledge.” Broderick and Chelton retired from the magazine in early 1997, and Cathi Dunn MacRae became editor after twenty years as a young adult librarian in public libraries. Librarian and library educator Stacy L. Creel replaced MacRae in 2007. RoseMary Honnold, young adult services presenter and author, became VOYA’s Editor-in-Chief in May 2009 after twenty-five years as the young adult services coordinator in the Coshocton (OH) Public Library.
VOYA bases its policy on these three principles:
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- Specialized YA library services: Young adults aged 12 to 18 deserve their own targeted library services, collections, and attention to the same extent as populations of other ages.
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Rockliff, Mara. Get Real: What Kind of World Are You Buying? Running Press, 2010. 112p. $10.95. 978-0-7624-3745-0. Illus. Sources. Further Reading. Index.
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Rating: 3/5 StarsRelease Date: January 13, 2009
Genre: Contemporary/Romance/Girls in Sports
About the Book: Parker Stanhope's junior year is not starting out right. Everyone got moved up to Varsity soccer, except two players-one of which was Parker. Parker knows she should be on varsity-she's a good player, she's worked hard and all her friends are there. But now her friends are cutting her loose, she's stuck with a team of (gasp!) freshman, and her reputation is on the line.
Parker comes up with a crazy plan to get herself on varsity and back with her friends by pulling a stunt at the upcoming sports fair. She'll get a kiss at the kissing booth that will raise so much, the soccer team will have to make the most money and Coach Hartley will just have to put her on the team! But the kiss has to look real, and Parker doesn't have much experience in that department. Parker needs a kissing coach and the boy across the street seems to know a lot...
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: This was a fun, quick, light read. It combines romance and sports and even a bit of mean girls. Parker is great character. I think because she's not a stereotypical jock or a typical girly girl, she'll appeal to a lot of readers.
Tristan is a great guy for Parker-he's smart, funny and confidant. I'm sure he'll be on many lit boy crush lists!:)
Parker does get a little annoying because she doesn't realize how mean her so called friends are, but I am a reader looking in, and Parker has to learn on her own. But that didn't mean there weren't times I wanted to yell at her for even thinking she needed them back!
As someone who dated a younger guy in high school and college and is marrying a guy who is younger and was a year behind in school, I loved how Parker was an older girl going after a younger guy. Now if only all guys could be as mature as Tristan is at 15!!
I think my favorite part of the book was the chapter headings that give various kissing tips. Props to Tina for coming up with a tip for every letter of the alphabet! Overall, this is a fun, simple, sweet story that's a great curl up and read the night away book. Tina Ferraro knows how to write a great romance for all ages and I look forward to what she has next!
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